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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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